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LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE

This book began by saying that today’s competitive environment is one where capabilities that win business today only qualify for business tomorrow. It is an environment where global pressures to improve are relentless and severe. And it is an environment where speed, flexibility, and innovation often count for more than sheer muscle. For some, this global environment is full of uncertainty and peril. For others, it offers tremendous opportunities.

The strategic supply management framework presented in Chapter 1 and the discussion presented throughout this book would be incomplete unless we extend our knowledge of ...

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